Baby carriage



June 2s, 1945. y KESOW' 2,378,931

BABY .CARRIAGE June 26, 1945. L.. KlEsow BABY CARRIAGE Filed Nov. 19, 1942 2 Sheets-She'et 2 @the ,handle adjusted ttotceoperate initheusupplt f. of uithe carriage on the `front,` andi-reaiiseatsnof :appended .claims Patented June 26; `1945 'u "Leninniesmwheaton, VY11 1.,. assigner@ sears,

v New York regains (ergst-enr t :This .invention relates to. baby `:earriages-` of :the t type;sometimesreferred1 tol as istrollers :.1 .Qneweb- H ject t of :the invention is to if providera.1 novel:-and i improved structure fon` a 1 baby carriage-antiwar- -ticu1ar1yi one' which J can be economically Aniariufaetured with.. a minimum, on metallicparts. 'A othenobject oftheinventiontis tdprvide ababy carriage or strollerhaving supportingarieenanisin` by Whichithelbodyf of theicarriageiswadjustable at @ject ofi the invention. -istto provide -L mea'nsffor readily adjusting .the ybody:portion-01? ithehyeh-iele `to l .support t a 1 ychild either `l in sittingy -p`ositio"n-or llyingdown t It is lalso nan` Iobj ect, of fthe invention i to provide t a Vehicle l of@` this-ity'pe within a handle mportion l adjustable either "tol a substantially -up- 1 t l.rightsposition` V'for use inlwheeling ithe Vehicleor to an t extended ylflorizental `positionr-for partially t supporting the Vehicle on the 4seats onanlautomobile.` l @i Other `objeets`and advantagestof: the invention t willi appearfromethetfollowing descriptionitaken in con`junction with i-therdrawings lintwhich n-lmisiaiside..elevationef anflaiuy"Y carriage temloodying; thisuinvention showing` thewehifcle `adjustedfer Luseas astro-11er. i"

'a Fig. f. 2l. is .i atsidei elevation of fthe" carriagetin i:folded-Aortcollapsedposition for `storagetionislzdn` ufment.` t l Yfor useiasinnliig.1.t` u t.;

:vligiz is 1. a 'sidel elevation, showing thetcarriage i ,adjustedewiththefwheelslat .annintermediatetbof t t sitioni las .compared -withaFigs`i1iandi andr with .an automobile, the ipqsition `ind-ieated-inbrokenlines. t

` ofi such` seats being t t Fiati` isu a fragmentary endwievr: showingathe frame structure tdwhich the'wlieelskare attached. 40"

i Whiletthere is shown anddescribed hereineer- -tain specictistruetnre,embodyngithe invention, t

.itiwillybeuimanifest to thosensltilled.` in thelafrttthat 1 various Vmodieations andtrearrangementssofthe parts may. bei` made,Withoutydepartingfremzthe;` .45 i

`-spirit, andilscope .oftthe;invention;andqthatithe` i same is notlimited to.theipartieularforms` herein f disclosed,texcept int-sowfarf` asgfindicated tbyl'ithe :With `a View tot. economical` inannfacture lief `baby carriage-embodyingthisinventiornhastbeen i designed so` that 1 its.l -irame may-Ibe-eonstructed :almostentirely of Woodtin orderf to-assistinethe conservation ofi-metralt` at` tl'ieapresenti-timegand` .fthe various parte are'ftherefore shapedandiipro- V55 islotsf anctzwhemthefmehlle; lsrto ibe'spronelled t adjaeent Ithe tlaxess-of-litheywheels.

ipor-tionednfior'i -such tepnstruetioni ibutwitLmayw-loe .l

iundersted-ethat the -meehanicalf relation f the i'partsfn-iatY be) duplica-ted*`- with -metaflliciframe tele-` \mentshifrdesired. JAS lshovtznninthefdrawings the s Abodyi'portiere,ofmneevehiele includes Miexilole` side f and-bottom walls` oftcanvasgliiniitation;leatlieror ntherisnitiblei fabric siipnortediby` rectangular i.trame;=comprisinghiside members-10;? I Dwi` and icross members `I I atnthel ends nof-thelfranzie and iat an llateihileemdescribed. UTlie=main-iraine issipported t i t fari.adjustigig-4 lmet-heighten 'the-body-cariying I afslottedplate @attached te thememberllinear t u nositionresnltingzinyadjustingtl1e vehicle Body-to an intermediate height as comparedwwtnitsilly elevated position shown f-Eig. i k'1 landt ithe olelapsed positionillustratediinfEiga: 2.

frame extend. 1 :At itheilendsf:otthemsidetarms;26 oppositeztthe: handle@ S-arenformed; epenrended the vehieleqrossduponiiealeh eti-ier studs 29 projecting laterally from the leg mem-h bers I4 near their lower ends. The bolts 20 are fitted with wing nuts 30 so that by tightening these wing nuts the handle will be iirmly clamped to the frame members I and will act as a strut to assist in holding the leg members I4 at their adjusted position. `That is a portion of the weight `carried by the body 'frame members I0 will be transmitted directly through the side arms 26 of the handle to the lower ends of the legs AI4 by the upper ends of the slots 28 resting upon the studs 29. 'I'his will supplement the holding effect of the clamping wing nuts 24 which maintain the angular adjustment of the legs I3 and I4 with respect to each other and with respect to the side members I0 and it will relieve the lower ends of the leg members I4 of some of the bending strain which they would otherwise experience. If it is i desired to partially lower the body and still use the handle for propelling the vehiclev on its wheels the .X-frames composed of leg members I3 and I4 may be adjustedby loosening `the clamp nuts 24 and sliding the bolts 2l along the slots 23, at the sametime loosening the clamp nuts 30 and permitting the bolts to travel downwardly in the slots 21 of the handle arms so that at any position of adjustment at which the clamp nuts are again tightened the handle may also be clamped so as to assume its portion of the load.

In collapsing the vehicle for storage` or for shipment the clamping nuts 30 are loosened to permit the handle to be slid upwardly until its slots 28 are disengaged from'the studs 29. It is then swung about the bolts 20 so that the slots k28 may be engaged with studs 3l projecting laterally from the framemembers II) at about the middle 'of their length. This aligns the side Y arms 26,of the handle with the frame bars -I0 and in this position the curved end portions` 32y of the side arms 26 which support the handle 25 are disposed` so that they occupy no vmore height than the wheels I6 and II, as seen in Fig. 2l. Ther vehicle thus becomes a relatively compact pack age which may be wrapped for shipment or easily carried about. The studs-3| are preferably provided with wing 4nuts 33r to supplement theclamping effect ofthe wingnuts 30 `in holding the handle in this position of adjustment and the tighteningof the wing nuts 24y will serve to maintain the leg membersl3 and I4 incollapsedposition. k If the ,carriageis to be transported in an automobile in a position, to serve either as a bed or as a seat for the infant, the handle may be left in its horizontal position' as shown in Fig. l and by readjusting the clamping nuts, 24 the wheels I6 maybe lowered just far enough so that with the projecting end portion of the handle resting on the back of the frontseat A of the automobile,

vthe wheels I6 will-be supported on the seat portion B of they rear seat.` In some instances the wheel I6 may fit into the angle between the seat portion vB and back C of the rear seat, but if the span is too great the baby carriage will be carried by its handles resting upon the back of the front seat A and its wheels I6 'resting upon any portion of the rear seat 1B.

The fabricbody forming the seat or bed portion of the vehicle willinclude ailexible bottom portion 40 with side walls 4I and end walls 42 and the side and end walls may be attached to the side'frame members liand cross members I I in any convenient manner as by'folding them over these members and Vstitching them in pos1- tion or by employing detachable snap fasteners by thev handle 25 the lslots 28 are engaged with or straps with buckles or any other convenient This member may be simply a round bar withslightly reduced end portions entering holes or recesses in the side frame members I0. These members are suiiciently exible so that they can ibe spread apart temporarily to release the cross bar I2V when it is desired to lower the ilexible bottom wall4 so as to utilize it as a bed which the infant will occupy in reclining position. Such an arrangement of the flexible body is indicated in Fig. 4, although it may be understood that this arrangement is not, required when the frame is supported in an automobile as suggested by Fig. 4, the adjustment of the flexible body of the vehicle being quite independent of` the adjustment of the frame. The flexibility of the body permits it to be collapsed into any convenient form when the frame is fully collapsed as shown in Fig. 2 for storage or convenient handling.

The flat upper edges of the side members I0, I0, will conveniently support a tray which may eXtend over the forward portion of the frame as indicatedin dotted outline in Fig. l, and the tray may be provided with any suitable positioning means engageable with the cross members II to hold it in place. This will adapt the vehicle to serve as a high chair for the child indoors, or when the forward section of the body is employed to carry packages, the tray will act as a cover for this space. i

I claim:

1. Ina baby carriage `frame, a pair of side members, a pair of crossed `supporting legs associated with each side member and pivotally connected. together intermediate their ends, wheels' carried by said legs at their lower ends, means pivotally connecting the upper end of one leg of each pair with its associated side member, and I means securing the upper end of the other leg of each pair to said side member, said securingv with a handle comprising a pair of side arms and vmote from the cross bar a cross bar, pivotal means by which the side arms rare attached to the side members respectively,

adjacent onel end of the frame, and additional means lon one of each pair oi supporting legs engageable with the ends of said side arms rewhereby the side arms act to'brace the frame. Y f

1.2.:.Ina baby ycarriage frame, a'pair ofside members, a pair of crossed supporting legs assovrciated with each side member and pivotally connectedtogether intermediate their ends,.wheels `carried by said legs at their lower ends; means pivotally connecting the upper end of onelegof each pairwith its associated side member, and means securing the upper end of the other leg of each pair to said side member, said/securing means being adjustable longitudinally ofthe side members to vary the height at which said members are carried by the supporting legs, together with a handle comprising a pair of side arms and a cross bar, the side arms having slots intermediate their ends, pivots extending from the side .azgazatasi rmembers Vinto ,saidislots, andfmeans :on-ftlieframe i `engageablewith the ends ofsaid handle side arms `sandsdisengageable by` longitudinal imovement fof r vthezarmsas ypermitted vbyusaid slots. H

.i3.,fIn `ababy.carriageiframe,tan-pair :of iside l,

x-:membersra pair of Jcrossed,supporting legstassociatediwitheach side member, and: ,pivotally` conrnectedxtogether intermediate their rends,` wheels y Vmeans;beingiadiustable` longitudinally oflthe1side membersutolvvarm theheightiat ber'stare icarriedxbythe fsupportingrlegs, together withahandleicomprising a pair offsideflarmsland i, ai cross har, :the:` side ,arms having :slotsrinterme`- which said memidiatethein ends, l pivots extending wtromf 4the side y e; members into `said slots, the; lend f portions` oinsaid i-.carried'by saidflegs at theirlower ends,` means l cpivotally connecting thelupper end: of'fone.` leg.; of oeachy pair with its. associatedlside member, l and :means f securing? theuppen Aend of; ltherother :leg of l:leach :pairgto ,said side member, t together vwitn, a :ieharidlelcomprising a pair ofrside sendas ivots lcexiending ffromwthe aside," members -rintqalislots;.landl'ilIlQB/Jlston Oneofteach-pairmf `,nected l together ,intermediate theirI l, vends# Wheels armsand across i sfibar; :the iside.- armslhavingrslots, interme ojliate` their side@ arms remote @from` the handle having .open- ,ended slots; and studs projecting laterally at.` `the mpivotal!connectionsy of-lthe-f legwmembers, and :en-

gageablev fwith saidppeneyslots ,for holding-, i the ,-:iharljdle with `its Lcross, ban elevated abovethe level tio the side members, i said; Opentslots `beingff dis- `enaageableifrom -the studsffby longitudinal move- .::mentr off, the :arms: as permitted by their .intermel diete. ,slots and :,thelhandle being. swingable; about memberst the pivotswhich` engage said, latter 4 slots wnenlthe ,ffframeisltobe collapsed intofcompactfform.

7.1 In a baby carriage iframe, i a; pairfrof;4 side pair, orossed ,supporting :lessl asso- Giate,dfwith` eachsidemember and pivotallyi-conl nected y,together intermediate ,l their@ `ends; wheels carriedlgby Y,said legs,Y at their lower ends, .-means 1 rpivatally connecting thaupperfend of oneflegtof carried by, said legs at `their` lower ends, l means" i-yotallynonnecting the upper` endlof4 one legrof Qmeanslisecuringthe `uppertendof the vother leg of Meach ,pair ,to ,said side member, said Asecuring ',meansbeing adjustable, longitudinally, of theside' members` ,to vary the `height at l which ,said membersrare carried Vby the lsupporting 1egsitogether diate ftheirgends, pivots extending frOmthe side Lmembers` into saidslotsaandmeans on theframe engageablewith the ends `of,saidliandlejside arms and` disengageablefby, longitudinal v movement of- ,`.[the-.. arrns as,permittedbyI said slots, `said Ylast ...meltirled` means being-` .besitioned to.` hold` the handle With itslidebarms extendingtransversely oftheside members ,and with the cross bar elevatedWi-th respect thereto, and additional means on the frame similarlyengageable with said ends of the handle side arms and similarly disengageable therefrom positioned to hold the arms extended horizontally and beyond the side members at one end of the frame. i i 5. In a baby carriage frame, a 'pair of side members, a handle comprising a pair of side arms and a cross bar, the side arms having slots intermediate their ends, pivots extending from the side lr pairawith its associated side memberand 5 1,eacm pair l-with its i associated side memben, and `Ineans,securing the` upper end ofptheotherleg `of each lpair to `said `side 1A member, together i, with x, arhand-le ,comprising a pair of, side arms anda f orossbar, meansbywhich ,theside arms areat- ,tachedr against upward movement relativa to lthe i s ide,members respentirely,= .thegframd and additional,

adjacent fone endL of means`; on oneoiyeach l,,pair-oifsupportingflegs ,engageable with the 4ends i, members, ,ciated,vvith-` each side, member and pivotally conmembers into said slots, the ends of said side members having open-ended slots, and studs projecting laterally from the frame engageable with the slots in the ends of said side arms and disengageable by longitudinal movement of the arms as permitted by the slots in` their intermediate portions, said studs including a pair projecting from the side members, respectively, to hold the handle with its side arms extending horizontally beyond one end of the frame and another pair t ofl saidj side arms; remote` whereby the side armsact tolbracethdfl'ame. 8. In a `baby carriage frame, a pair off-side a pair lof `crossed,Supporting legs assonectedrtogetherLintermediate; their ends, wheels carriedtbysaid legs at their llower ends, i, means pivotally ,eon-nectin 'reach 4pair-i g theupper end, of one ,leg` of a handle comprising a pair of side arms and a cross bar, means by which the side arms are attached, respectively, to and against upward movement relative to one of each pair of supporting legs at the upper portions thereof, and additional each pairof supportingl r carried by said legs at theirlower ends, means projecting laterally from the lower portions of the frame to hold the handle With itsside arms extending' transversely of the side members and with its cross bar elevated with respectthereto. r

6. In a baby carriage frame, a pair of side members, a pair of crossed supporting legs associated With each side member and pivotally connected together intermediate `their ends, wheels carried by said legs at their lower ends, means pivotally connecting the upper end of one leg of each pair with its associated side member, and means securing the upper end of the other leg of each ,pair to said sideA member, said securing pivotally connecting the upper end of one leg of each pair with its associated side member, and

means securing the upper end ofthe other leg` of each pairqto said side member, said securing means being adjustablelongitudinally of the side members to varythe height at which said members are `carried bythe supporting legs, `together with a handle comprising a pair of side arms and a cross bar, means by Which theside arms i are attached against upward movement relative to the side members respectively, adjacent one end ofthe frame, and additional means on one of each pair of supporting legs engageable with the ends of said side arms remote from the cross bar, whereby the side arms act to brace the frame.` i 10. In a baby carriage frame, a p air of .side

with its associated side member, l and r r meanstsecuring theupper :end of` the. other les l of each pair to said side member, together with members, a pair of crossed supporting legs associated with each side member and pivotally connected together intermediate their ends, Wheels` the side members to vary the height at which said members are carried by the supporting legs, together with a handle comprising a pair of side arms and a cross bar, the side arms having slots intermediate their ends, vmeans extending'from the side members into said slots, andmeans on the frame engageable with the ends of said handle side arms and disengageable by longitudinal movement of the arms as permitted by said slots.

11. In a baby carriage frame,` a pair of side members, a pair of Vcrossed supporting legs associated with each side member and pivotally connected'together intermediate their ends, wheels carried by said legs at their lower ends, means pivotally connecting the upper end of one leg of each pair with its associated side member, and means securing the upper end of the other leg of each pair to said side member, together with a handle comprising a pair of side arms and a cross bar, the side arms having slots intermediate their ends, means extending from the sidernembers into said slots, and means on one of each pair of supporting legs engageable with the f ends of said handle side arms remote from the cross bar and disengageable by merely longitudinal movement of the arms as permitted by .said

slots.

12. In a baby carriage frame, a pair of side members, a pair of crossed supporting legs associated with each side member and pivotally connected together intermediate their ends, wheels carried by said legs at their lower ends, means pivotally connecting the upper end of one leg of each pair with its -associated side member, and

means securing the upper end of the other leg of each pair to said side member, together with a handle comprising a pair of side arms and a cross bar, the side arms having slots intermediate their ends, pivots extending from the side members into said slots, and means on the'frame engageable with the ends of said handle side arms and disengageable by'longitudinal movement of the arms as permitted by said slots, said last, mentioned means being positioned to hold the handle with its side arms extending transversely of the side members and with the cross bar` elevated with respect thereto, and additional means on the frame similarly engageable with said ends of the .handle side arms and similarly disengageable therefrom positioned to hold the arms extended horizontally and beyond the side members at one end of the frame.

13. In a baby carriage frame, a pair of side members, a pair of crossed supporting legs associated with each side member and pivotally connected together intermediate their ends, wheels carried by said legs at their lower ends, means pivotally connecting the upper end of one leg of each pair with its associated side'member, and means securing the upper end of the other leg of each pair to said side member, together with a handle comprising a pair of side arms and a cross bar, the side arms having slots intermediate their ends, pivots extending from the side members into said slots, the end portions of said side arms remote from the handle having open-ended slots, and studs projecting laterally at the pivotal connections of the leg members and engageable with said open slots for holding the handle with its cross bar elevated above the level of the side members, said open slots being disengageable from the studs by longitudinal movement of the arms as permitted by their intermediate slots and the handle being swingable about the pivots which engage said latter slots when the frame is to be collapsed into compact form.

LOTHAR KIESOW. 

